Which word means "a piece of burning wood; trouble maker; an extremely emotional person"

In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles _____________ to a desire for novelty and individualism.

The houses of the city were all made of glass, so clear and _____________ that one could look through the walls as easily as through a window.

He might have been overlooked but for the well-meant, _____________ assertiveness of his father.

To most teenagers, their mobile phones are _______________ to their happiness.

The eyewear itself helps the soothing effects of artificial ____________ last longer, and thus gives much needed relief to the wearer.

When the food critic found a hair in his meal, he wrote a ____________ review of the restaurant.